Shane Dähler
musician – drummer – producer
About
Shane Dähler is an Albanian-American drummer and bandleader based in Brooklyn, NY. At 28, he has spent his twenties building a name across jazz, Caribbean music, and the wider entertainment industry, founding the contemporary jazz quintet DARUMA and performing at The Kennedy Center in 2025.
Shane has toured nationally and internationally with rapper and chef Action Bronson as the drummer for Human Growth Hormone, Bronson's live band, contributing as a writer and performer on Bronson's 2026 album Planet Frog. Shane has also toured with the acclaimed Trinidadian Afro-jazz steelpan orchestra Siparia Deltones, performing in London in 2018 and leading workshops and performances in Cuba in 2024, and has worked extensively with Trinidadian soca icon Machel Montano and his Caribbean label Monk Music.
Shane was named to the 2025 Creative Capital shortlist and received a 2024 South Arts Jazz Road touring grant. He has appeared on NPR, PBS, and CBS affiliates across the United States, and has served as an artist in residence in Trinidad & Tobago with the Deltones Institute of Steel Drums & Music since 2016, where he was personally recognized by President Christine Kangaloo.
Shane attended the New England Conservatory as a merit scholar, studying under NEA Jazz Masters Billy Hart, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, and Dave Holland.
Shane proudly endorses
Paiste Cymbals and Remo Percussion.
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Shane Dähler is an Albanian-American drummer and bandleader based in Brooklyn, NY. At 28, he has spent his twenties building a name across jazz, Caribbean music, and the wider entertainment industry, founding the contemporary jazz quintet DARUMA and performing at The Kennedy Center in 2025.
Shane has toured nationally and internationally with rapper and chef Action Bronson as the drummer for Human Growth Hormone, Bronson's live band, contributing as a writer and performer on Bronson's 2026 album Planet Frog. Shane has also toured with the acclaimed Trinidadian Afro-jazz steelpan orchestra Siparia Deltones, performing in London in 2018 and leading workshops and performances in Cuba in 2024, and has worked extensively with Trinidadian soca icon Machel Montano and his Caribbean label Monk Music.
Shane was named to the 2025 Creative Capital shortlist and received a 2024 South Arts Jazz Road touring grant. He has appeared on NPR, PBS, and CBS affiliates across the United States, and has served as an artist in residence in Trinidad & Tobago with the Deltones Institute of Steel Drums & Music since 2016, where he was personally recognized by President Christine Kangaloo.
Shane attended the New England Conservatory as a merit scholar, studying under NEA Jazz Masters Billy Hart, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, and Dave Holland.
Shane proudly endorses Paiste Cymbals and Remo Percussion.
About
About
Albanian-American drummer and bandleader Shane Dähler is the founder of the contemporary jazz quintet DARUMA. He has toured nationally and internationally with renowned rapper and chef Action Bronson, the acclaimed Trinidadian Afro-jazz steelpan orchestra Siparia Deltones, and with his own contemporary project DARUMA, most notably performing at The Kennedy Center in 2025. Shane was awarded a spot on the 2025 Creative Capital shortlist and received a 2024 South Arts Jazz Road touring grant. Shane has also appeared on NPR, PBS, and CBS stations throughout the United States.
He has performed and conducted workshops in Cuba, the Netherlands, and the UK, and has been an artist in residence in Trinidad & Tobago with the Deltones Institute of Steel Drums & Music, where he was personally recognized by President Christine Kangaloo. Shane attended the New England Conservatory as a merit scholar, where he was mentored by NEA Jazz Masters Billy Hart, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, and Dave Holland.
Shane proudly endorses Paiste Cymbals and Remo Percussion.
